Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile production unit on Sunday. Which is part of the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor. This unit will make significant contribution in making India self -sufficient in the defense sector. Also, this will boost the industrial development of Uttar Pradesh. The special thing is that this unit will build one of the fastest supersonic cruise missiles in the world, whose range will be 290 to 400 km and maximum speed Mac 2.8.
The missile is a product of the Joint Venture BrahMos Aerospace of India and Russia, which can be launched by land, sea or air and uses the fire and foregot system. Apart from the manufacturing unit, BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing facility will also be launched. According to the official statement, this feature will play an important role in testing and combination of missiles. Let us tell you that India has also used BrahMos missile on Pakistan. Let us also tell you what is the specialty of this unit and how many rupees have been prepared.
What will be the facilities
On this occasion, the state CM Adityanath and the Defense Minister also inaugurated the Titanium and Super Alloys Materials Plant (Strategic Materials Technology Complex). This plant will produce high quality for aerospace and defense sectors. Which will be used in missions and fighter jets like Chandrayaan. Defense Testing Infrastructure System (DTIS) is also being developed in the campus, during which its foundation was also laid during the program. DTIS will help in testing and certification of defense products. The special thing is that this unit will prepare more than 100 BrahMos missiles every year.
BrahMos missile will be ready
The UP Defense Industrial Corridor was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. This corridor has six nodes – Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi and Chitrakoot – where big investments are being made to promote defense manufacturing. The BrahMos Production Unit, constructed at a cost of Rs 300 crore in Lucknow, is located in an area provided by the state government. The unit, which was built in three and a half years, will be built in the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile-it is a joint project of India-Russia with a range of 290 to 400 km and its maximum speed is Mac 2.8. BrahMos can be launched by land, sea or air and has used the fire and forgate system, which is very accurate and it is difficult to stop it.
UP becomes second state
Uttar Pradesh is the second state after Tamil Nadu, which has established Defense Industrial Corridor. Both corridor make in India and self -reliant India are important for the initiative, which aims to reduce defense imports, promote indigenous production, generate employment and encourage private firms, MSMEs and startup participation. Six nodes in Uttar Pradesh Corridor are located near major expressways like Purvanchal Expressway and Ganga Expressway. The corridor is being developed under the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). Its strategic position provides excellent logistics for the transport of raw materials, finished products and exports. It strengthens India’s defense self -reliance and supports its role in the global supply chain.